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The Horrible Dr. Bones (2000)
catastrophic
*SPOILERS* This is the single worst film I have ever seen, and by some distance. It starts off with terrible visuals of someone's head exploding, and at that point I thought it might be a funny film. I WAS WRONG! The next hour consisted only of pointless crap about a band being signed to a record label. Seriously, nothing else happened! It was just so boring! The plot was unveiled 5 minutes before the end, there was a tiny bit of zombie action (without much gore - just hearts on sticks!) and then it ended.
When I was about 5 years old I was taught that a story should have a beginning, a middle and an end. Whoever wrote this thing should rightfully be scrubbing toilets or shovelling poop for a living! I love bad films that are funny, but I just couldn't laugh at this. It was very boring and very annoying. If you suffer from depression, I urge you to get someone to tie your hands down before you watch this film!
Carnival of Souls (1998)
psychological
The film is a journey through the psyche of a woman (Alex) with a traumatic past and emotional scars. There are numerous switches between realities which result in Alex thinking she is losing her mind. Viewers can be forgiven for not understanding what is going on, but that is kind of the point! What you are supposed to understand is the emotional roller-coaster ride... It kind of reminded me of The Butterfly Effect, but without any control and more random (continuous) jumping through memories/realities.
Also worth noting is that I watched the movie a second time and realised that there are several cryptic messages in the dialogue throughout this movie, which help make the ending easier to accept.
Bobbie Phillips was great in this movie and she had to be as the entire plot is driven towards the viewer having sympathy towards her character. The rest of the cast was adequate (excpet the guy who played Michael, he was pretty bad). The effects weren't great and should have been better for a movie made in 1998. I wouldn't say it was a bad ending, but it definitely could have been better. However, it was generally well scripted and well directed.
This film isn't really scary at all, so I wouldn't recommend it to traditional horror fans. It's not by any means "easy viewing" either, so I would recommend it to people who like to think about what they are watching and have patience to let a story unfold. Also fans of psychological thillers.
Not a classic by any means, but I enjoyed it a lot and will most likely watch it again in the future. 7/10